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taeliac — Tutorial : Simple Leg Warmers
Published: 2008-10-22 17:29:23 +0000 UTC; Views: 84992; Favourites: 1646; Downloads: 2624
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Well, as Halloween is coming up, I thought I would get a simple accessory tutorial up for you guys, that might help with your costume! They work wonderfully as a substitute (or cute accessory) for a school uniform, they also work for a kitty outfit, most Lolita outfits (please note: this might not be quite "in fashion" now, or readily accepted by the EGL community - do some research first so no one says anything :3), and stuff like that. Also, if you substitute a few measurements, they work wonderfully for arm warmers as well!I had Illustrator open for working on those Sew Village characters, so I did this one in Illustrator - changed the uploaded image from a PNG to a JPG, hopefully, it looks nicer now...
Anywho, a simple tutorial for how I make my leg warmers. They're usually made of fleece or knit, but if you're making it out of a non-knit fabric, read the note at the top about adding extra.
I hope this helps you all out a bit! Happy (early) Halloween
2008 Taeliac Studio Cosplay - BeAnime.com
Oh! And if you make something using one of my tutorials, could you pretty-please let me know, so I can 
it, and so others can see them? Pleeeeeeeeease? Please do not steal, redistribute or edit this. Do not steal!
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Any time! I'm very, very happy that it's helpful to you 
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PERFECTION
I'm planning on making a cosplay of Kagamine Rin, this'll really help me ^____^
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<33 thanks, I sure will <333
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brilliant! thank you just what i needed ^^
xx
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thank you for making this! I have never sewn anything other than hats, and I am making my first cosplay, Amulet Heart, which wears legwarmers like these! Thank you! ^^
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Thank you sooooooooo much!
I was wondering how to make leg/arm warmers look nice, and then I found this.
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wow thats awesome 
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Heehee XD yay I'm defintely going to upload it on DA XD Ill credit you in the description box for the legwarmers too ^^b!!
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Anywho, definitely do! And, shoot me a comment or a note, and I'll 
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XD what do you mean DA hates your ipod?? you went on Da with your ipod or something ? XD and yeah i will send a note
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wow XD i didnt know that XD thats awesome
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I made these out of fake fur in less than 2 hours. They're exactly what I've been wanting! Thank you so much for the tutorial. Oh- I needed about a yard and a quarter of fur to make mine (thick calves!).
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would this also work for arm warmers?
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Yep! You would just want to do less flare, depending on how tight you want the arm warmers to be, but you figure the lengths pretty much the same way
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I FIIINNNSSSHHHEEEDD THEM.
I make raver leg warmers with your tutorial. :'D
They turned out great!
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OMG that is awesome!! Did everything work out okay? 
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Yup, it worked perfectly! o3o
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Liinnkky for you!
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Too awesome!!
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Thanks! x3
I found the ribbon at Hobby Lobby. It excited me so much to find neon green ribbon that was shiny and neon-y. xD
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Really? Wow... I need to get to a Hobby Lobby more often ~ the closest one is almost an hour away, but I like it
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*made
Ahm.
I was a bit excited, sorry. XD
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this is going to sound stupid but how much elastic do i need?
The size of my calf or one inch smaller?
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Oh! Usually, about an inch and a half smaller than where the leg warmer is sitting. Try them on, though, before you stitch off the elastic, it may need to be tighter, depending on the fabric you're using
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Hmm... seems I'm going to use most of your tutorials at one time or another... definitely this one and the skirt one... as well as the 'Faki Kimono and Yukata' one. I'm so excited! You make the most amazing tutorials!
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Ah, your tutorials just keep coming in handy!
I've helped a friend make legwarmers without a pattern before, but it's very nice to have a reference.
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Hehe, I am very happy to help, then! I know what you mean about having a pattern or reference just to help a bit~
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Nice :3 I was looking for Lolita Patterns and this is quite helping for my lolita design but Question!: Can I use this also for Arm Sleeves?
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I'm happy it's helpful! And, yes! It works great for arm warmer type things - just don't add as much flare to the sides, I usually only do 2 or 3" on the sides, instead of 6-8"
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Ok, thats great. Thank You
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omg. I love you so much.
I'm planning to do a Len and Rin (from Vocaloid) cosplay with a friend and I was really worried about the arm and leg warmers.
When you say elastic, what do you mean? Rubber band?
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Hooray! I definitely hope it helps!
Elastic is... elastic... it's something you get from the fabric store, it's a stretchy... band... of stuff - sorry! I can't think of how to describe it, other than elastic
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Fabric store, that's all I needed to know.
I'll link the pictures of the finished warmers, even if they fail. ^_^
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Hooray! I'm glad that was helpful
I can't wait to see them!
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Indeed! Warm, comfy and practical (and cute!)
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Cool! I've been looking for stuff like this. ^^
I will try these when I have a chance.
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Oh awesome! Please let me know if anything is confusing or whatnot, so I can go revise the instructions
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Thank you very much! This gets rid of all of my 'Cutting up fabric by eye' angst. Very well done tutorial and easy to understand. I'll go and get sewing now! ;D
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Hooray!! Let me know how they go, and if anything is confusing, please
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I don't have any decen't fabric, but I'm going to try on some other fabric I have and maybe make some better ones with better fabric if they go well.
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